"Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you." (1 Peter 5:7)

Fall '05 Student Intros #1

"Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds" (Proverbs 27:23)
-"Do you know me from Adam?" Actually, in our first class the correct form of this question was stated like this, "I don't know you from Adam." But now I would like to introduce some of my personal information, knowledge, and nevertheless defects. As I write this profile, I would appreciate no pre-judgment of any sort but accept and get to know who I am. Even though I'm looking forward into what my future is going to be, I believe it's more important to see the fruits that have shaped my life so that I can foresee what is down the road.
-I was born in Seoul in 1981 as first gift for my parents.
-I asked my foreign friends a lot of questions that I could not understand such as different culture, life style and even grammar and vocabularies. This journey has influenced on my life and the way of thinking...-What I want to say is do not have fear of making mistakes and enjoy talking with your friends from other countries.
-The Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite movies. Somebody might consider it childish to watch Disney animation. However, I would like to keep a pure mind somewhere in my heart.
-My father is really domestic man. Sometimes he helps my mother to clean a house and wash laundry. Even though unlike my mother, he doesn't have sincere beliefs for God, he is trying to change his mind toward God step by step.
-In additon, I am crazy about traveling. I've traveled 11 countries so far. Those are U.K., Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Czech, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Egypt and India. One of most memorable things is to travel alone Middle East for 40 days. That refreshed my narrow view and gave me a precious opportunity to deliberate my future.
-I hope to be an international lawyer in the future. And then, I may work in international organization. I know it is not easy to study and to be the international lawyer, but I trust God who is leading my life from when I was born. If I would become the lawyer, I want to work for North Korean and Third World people who are suffering from poverty and starvation.
-After entering university, I could not understand English at all during English class. So, whenever I attended a class, I used to avoid contacting my eyes with professor. That made me quite stressful. As a result, I decided to go England to learn English for 1 semester after military service. When I got to there first, everything gave me a challenge. Through that time, I could learn various things including English. It made me widen my horizon a lot by experiencing new culture and people. Afterward, I realized how important speaking English was. And then, my negative thought of English began to change positively, even though my skill of English is still not good, now.
-I have parents and 2 brothers. They are the ones whom I love really deeply. My father runs a small factory in Seoul. Actually he inspired me to study Engineering. I loved and followed him so much since I was very little, I wanted to do everything what my father is doing.
-Many travels of my childhood with my dad still remind me how much the nature is great, and how much more that God is.
-Also from my mum, I learnt many things. She has been a woman of prayer. During the time that I was undergoing adolescence, I didn't really want to know and live for God as my mum had. But now I can say that her prayer was crucial to me.
-Whenever I face the nature, I just can't stop myself thinking of the Creator, God. I can't deny him when I am standing on this big land, when I realize that the light of stars I am watching is coming from the other side of this vast universe. That is the reason why I am running back to the nature if I can only find doubts about this desperate world. Since there are plenty of people who lose their faith in the name of "Science", which is ridiculous. It happends very often among the people that they have doubt because sometimes Christianity looks superstitious. I want to contribute to demolish such a strange thinking. That is my dream and goal. Now I am studying Engineering, but I will keep on researching and studying on these things to share with my neighbors.
-My attitude towards English changed as well. I started to think that it is a really "a language" that connects people. It is a simple truth, but I forgot that for a long time. I am so glad that I finally got this attitude inside of me.
-My vision is to help the people who are in trouble and to show them God's great love.. I think that I will not be able to support my future family with my management skills and to counsel people without getting any rewards. I would like to follow Jesus which healed many people in trouble without getting anything.
-We are very close and happy though we are not that rich. My father is a pastor who is working at the small church in countryside. He is not famous and rich but I respect that he is going on the road of Cross. My mother is very kind and thoughtful. She has been bringing me up with love. I want to marry somebody who is like my mother.
-I have a somewhat serious Christian background. I want to be a person who loves God most and glorifies his name in the future. I think I am doing my best now to glorify his name.
-There is another job I want to get. That is a counselor who helps troubled people. I want to guide them from the suffering world to the happy God's world by counseling. In Korea, there are only a few people who would pay for counseling. I think my counseling treatment should be free to help more people. That is why I am specializing Management and Counseling at the same time. I don't want to live a long life but meaning life thought it might be short.
-I think that I have passion about Jesus. I am looking foreword to seeing God's face and hearing his voice all the time. I like praising God with the guitar. Whenever I can't feel that God is with me, I go to the church and pray with my sincere heart. I am trying to take after Jesus Christ. I went to Fiji for mission trip early this year. I had some money to travel to the south island in New Zealand. To get the money needed to buy flight ticket, I gave up traveling to the south island of New Zealand. I was able to choose to work for God instead of traveling, because I have passion for God. I want to go to another mission trip to Fiji in the future. To preach the gospel well, I need to keep improving my English.
-Grandmother has lived with our family for months because she was sick, 80 years old. So I spent my time on cooking, watching TV and talking with her when I was home.
-My lovely mom is very good. She loves me too much. Sometimes I am put to shame my friends because of my mom. Of course, I know understand mom's thought and worrying, but I concern about that after I get married doing the same.
-I hope that I'll be doctor of electronics who help delivering of God's heart with my knowledge. I want to research beneficial things in the future. In fact, it is not sure that also I want actually this way, but God plan me to doing this. It seems much prays.
-I never want to return army again, because I was very tired, and there were lots of stress and patience so on, anyway it does not fit me.
-My father is an investigator. He investigates gunpowder. He likes fixing things such as the broken machines. And he does good job when he fixes something. My parents want to live in the country and enjoy the rural life after my father will retire. I worry about my parents because they have been weakened by growing older.
-I usually watch the TV programs of the children who are handicapped, sick, or don't have parents. And I heard about the starving children in the world from the organizations such as the world vision and the compassion. I want to help them. I donate some money to the compassion now. I help a Haitian girl. I hope I'll help the children directly. So I'll go abroad to help them. I plan to help them every one year after five years of work. I think my life is not mine so I have to live for God.
-I think it is fun to call my name, So-Young because I'm not a real young girl, but my name is always so young even if I'm getting old.
-Throughout my experiences in U.S., I could have a confidence for English little bit more than any other Korean students and i would not be afraid of communicating in English with any English speaker. When I was in America, I never got homesick. I only felt loneliness for first few days, but after I made some new friends in America, loneliness was also gone. I think I do not feel afraid of new place and I am not afraid of any stange environment for me.
-My mother is whom I respect so much Because she is wise, sharp, gentle and beautiful. Sometimes she scolds me and my sister but that is always for us. I didn't know when I was scolded, now I understand the meaning of that.
-And I like to make a trip, sometimes with my friends, sometimes alone. That two are have merits each. Trip has the power to make me refresh and flexible. Every day we see buildings, paved roads, cars and smoky-blue sky (Handong is different;;;). Maybe God prepared fresh and beautiful nature!!!
-My dream?? I want to be the GOOD FATHER!!! Many people answer big and great goal. I wanted to find a goal like other people. But now, I think that I have just big frame of my dream. Good father means many things. Sometimes I can be a baby-sitter, nice husband and great father to my child. So I want to be the GOOD FATHER and I prepare step by step.
-I like sports. This is one of good thing for making for making sound body and sound spirit. Lastly I trust my GOD. It is the strength of my lifetime. I can't be perfect, so I must hold his power and care.
-I really respect my parents. They live day by day hard and take good care of me but they hate telling a lie, so when I was dishonest parents scold greatly to me.
-Photo and Me:
My hobby is a photo journey, photo appreciation, photo study and so on. In a word, everything about the photo is my interest. I make a journey for photo and appreciate a work of art for get inspiration about photo. I also read books to solve the curiosity about the photo and study. 3 years have passed since I first took pictures. I'm not enough to take pictures as a masterpiece and I have no special ability. However I think my passion about photo is second to none. For example when I took pictures I couldn't pay attention to my cell phone ranging and someone shout to me, so I came near having a traffic accident. I discover different appearance of the world as watch the thing through the viewfinder. I push the shutter when my feeling and looking are same. It becomes the reality as soon as the world is at the same time the moment. I do not pay attention anyone complaining about my picture because it is my world in my picture.
-The relation of God
I couldn't know about God when I came here. Accurately speaking I knew God last summer when I was very sick. God cured and at now was recovered much even though big disease. I may not exist here if God doesn't care me. At that time I knew god for the first time and continuously know from than on. Frankly say I can not know well yet about God but I try to knowing God and resembling the deed of God.
-My parents are missionaries. They've worked in Kazakhstan for seven years. I've also been there since 1998, but three years ago, I came to Korea to study. Being separated from my parents is also makes me sad. Especially the fact that I left them in foreign country is uncomfortable. I only pray God to help and guide them.
-When I was younger than now I am, I thought that I would become a missionary and go to other countries. But now I think that every Christian should live his life as a missionary. I can enter a company to earn money or go to another country as my parents do. The important thing is the purpose of my life.
-My mother is housewife. She has good taste in reading. She reads a lot of books at the house. Since she studied theology, she likes Bible and Christianity books. They want to do missionary work after my father's retirement. I boast about them and I love them very much.
-I like playing the bass guitar. I took the lesson on bass guitar when I was a freshman in the high school. I bought my first bass guitar last year. And now, I'm attached to the Pohang YWAM praise team. So every Tuesday I go to "Tuesday meeting" (The worship held by YWAM). I'm playing the bass guitar for the praise and worship time. I like playing the bass guitar and praising God very much.
-In this long path to walk, I walk towards a set of dreams God has set up in my heart to follow. I am not sure of His true calling for me yet, but He drew a simple sketch of the great things he is planning for my life. I believe that God's gift for me was the ability to deal with children; therefore one of my goals in life is to someday become an elementary teacher. While working for the summer in the English institutes here in Korea has been an experience were I'm beginning to comprehend what there is going to be at the end of the road after college.
-I hate water but that doesn't mean I don't take a bath. When I was child my brother forced me to go into the water. I was almost dying. After that incident, I never tried to go into the water again.
-My dream is to be an English teacher. I love children so much that I want to be a great founder of kindergarten. And I also desire to know and trust GOD more.
-My high school was boy's school. So I don't know women well. ^^;; I have been trying to know women. But it is very difficult. I think women are very complex creature.
-I have the vision. It is to change the world. I hope that famine and poor are disappearing. And I hope that injustice and corruption are disappearing, too. Last, I hope that Christians are fulfilling well their obligation that God gives.
-I think traveling is good for refreshment and makes people open minded. I'm planning to travel around Europe by myself next summer. Going to new places thrills me. When I'm depressed, I usually go someplace to look at the sky. That cuts me some slack and brings calmness to my mind. It is also a good time for me to organize and rearrange my thoughts. To blow away my stresses, I often play tennis. The sound of the ball hitting the racket feels like to smash all my stresses.
-My dream is to become a great architect like I.M.Pei. I've had interests in architecture since I was in junior high school. Architecture provides people shelters, workplaces and places for facilities. But that's not the reason why I'm interested in architecture. As it can be seen in palaces, churches, and houses of ancient times, whole history of that time is dissolved in architecture of those days. That attracts me. And I also want to devote my life to God. Yet I don't know what my vision is, but I believe God will let me know soon. And I'll always try hard to know God everyday. I'll never let my faith fade.
-When my dad, mom and I moved to America, my mom told me that when I first went outside to play with kids I spoke Korean to them. After a while, according to my mom, I seemed to realize it didn't work and started to use body language. When I became five, I went to St. Matthew's kinder garden. I went there for 2 years. I don't remember much, but I remember about the play I performed as an angel. The play was about three angels guarding Christmas trees from getting cut by woodcutters. I remember it was one of happy moments of my life.
-My vision is to be a christian leader and wherever I would be in the future, I would like to become a person who could share Jesus' love to one another.
-I did not like Handong Global University as much as I do now. But that change during the freshman orientation, Hanst. I realized that the seniors and professors were serving us with their love and that they truly cared about us. Ever since I experienced the love in Handong, my attitude toward the school changed and began to fall in love with the school.
-My name is Shine Sue. My English name is also Sue. I like my name because of the convenience.
-I don't have a boy friend, while my sister has a boyfriend, because she is prettier than me. But I think that I have my own facination.
-My father is a man of few words, but he shows in his manner to teach us. I learned sincerity, honesty and a spirit of sacrifice through him. Above all, he loves my mother so much. I think the fact is the most important thing for home stability.
-My mother is a counselor. I remember when I did faults she scolded me with love and bible stories basically. And she always encourages me to have a dream of the world. I'm influenced by their religious life. My parents wanted to support missionaries who don't have places to stay in Korea. As building a house, many problems occurred. It could be built in three months, but it took one year. Though it was a hard time, they trusted God wholly. I could experience faithful God with them. I talk with missionaries who stay in my house.
-Though i don't have a very good ear for music, I love music. I think God gave it to people for a present.
-I like this biblical expression, "David has served God's purposes in his own generation." I believe God made me for a special reason. I want to find what it is. My dream is to work in an international institute. I can't decide which international institute is good for me yet. I need more time. I wish I could make a contribution towards world peace. Trying my best day by day is that I can do now. I gained love from God, parents, and friends. I think this is the time I need to share the love with others. My goal in this semester is loving back with my time and efforts.
-I began studying English when I was six years old. English is part of my life. I think it is a best mean to communicate with foreigners. English was my favorite subject. I'm always worried about how to improve my English skill. Till I became a middle school student, I mainly studied vocabularies and grammar. Then I realized that I can't speak English well. I made friends with one Chinese girl and chatted with in English on the internet for many years. I feel English is an attractive language in itself. I love characters and sounds of English.
-My grandfather is a farmer. He is so wonderful man, I think. In spite of his old body, he works so hard for his family. I do respect him. Although I express at his face, I love him so much. My grandmother is a housewife. She is not a healthy woman. She has a problem at her joint, especially her knee. So she lives on harsh life. But she depends on God. I love her, also. And I want to be so long wtih my grandparents. My mother is a kindergarten teacher. She loves her family so much. And she loves her God so much. That is the thing I envy her so much. Because of her prayer, my family may be lived. She is a strong woman. Though her husband has gone to heaven, she relies on God even more. She is loved by her Lord, her husband, her children, and so many people. And I love her so much.
-My father is a pastor in my hometown. He wanted to be a wholly God-led shepherd. Like that, he was a nice pastor, I think. But he had a traffic accident. In coming home with his family, he met a terrible accident. Because of the accident, he had gone to heaven. That occurred when I was 9 years old. In that time, I didn't understand why he had to die. But now, when I grow up, I understand some, not all, of the meaning. However, I am OK now. Though my father of my body had gone to heaven, my father of my spirit and body is besides me. So I am a happy guy.
-I want to be the pastor that fits my Lord's thought best in the world. So I want to be a happy pastor. Whatever I have problems, if I am in God, I think that is nothing. So I try to be in God and with God at any moments.
-I think my best strength is my desire for my God. I am eager to meet my Lord, sincerely.
-Some Korean often seeks American way extremely. For example they want their American style name and show off. I hope Korean try to keep their own identity which is shown by their own beautiful Korean name.
-I write essays with my boy friend. He goes other school. He is future dentist. We can not see often. So, we made a decision to write couple diary together in the cyworld which is very famous website as a personal homepage. Our range of conversation is wide. From humor to bible, we share all daily life.
-I want to be one of the specialists who know well about what is need for unification of Korea peninsula. Now, North Korea is under the socialism and there is no free. Especially, most of them don't know about the Jesus Christ. I am sure that someday, Mr. Kim's rule will be finished and we will meet a chance to spread love of Jesus Christ. Law and economics might be great means for me to help them. Especially, social system can be controlled by law. Han Dong has a special program as same as America law school. This is unique in Asia. I'd like to use this chance to prepare God's coming world. Also I try to take part in various kinds of camp for university student. These camps gave me a view to see another world.
-From young age, I really like English. To spread Jesus Christ, English ability is essential point. When I study English, I feel happy. I've never thought that English is as subject. It's my daily life.
-I no plan to go abroad to study only for English for 1 year or 6 months as other people do. I believe I can improve my English ability here in Han Dong. Some Korean parents consider English as a purpose of their children's life. In my opinion, English is a kind of means. English can not be a purpose itself. We have to be a specialist of other field. I like English also. Of course, it is essential requirement of modern people. But to be used as God's real worker, I have study hard English and also make my special field.
-First, I am chosen by God as one of his workers for his world. That is not by my will, but by spirit of God. Second, when I was young, I learned leadership from my father. In my school life, I did several times as a leader of class.
-I wake up early in the morning. To start daily life early in the morning made me come close to God.
-Angry easily to my family, was my ex-weakness. Before I met Jesus Christ, I often lost my temper easily. But Jesus Christ taught me the way of living holy life, considering other people and finding true love.
-These days I like to read more Christian books and it seems like that's the only thing I read now. One hobby that was always stayed with me is drawing. I've always enjoyed the freedom of telling a part of myself that way, through a mixture of colors and symbolism. I was actually preparing myself to go to an art college back in the States before I was led to Handong.
-Personally I would like to be more confident of my life and identity. I questioned a lot of why I was sometimes so confused and lost but now I think it's more important to trust God that He is able to change me and make me understand my identity as His child.
-My strengths would be my advantage of knowing two cultures of Korea and America. From meeting other Korean-Americans I feel as though I was able to interact with more Koreans and Americans separately. But being in Handong for the last couple of days I do feel that there is so much more I need to learn and is glad that I can have that opportunity. Also I am open to new ideas and is willing to accept the odd and strange as the norm. I do get culture shocks and do get repulsed at situations but understand that I'm as different to the other party as they are to me. My strength is that what ever situation in put myself into God always is at the end of that equation. I feel as though this is my strength because that is my hope that whatever happens in my life God is going to take care of me.
-My expectations for this class of English composition (just as you said should be) and grammar is to bring out my rusty imagination into vivid words. Also my informality of essay writing has been so straight forward and would rather like to learn how to write a more fine work of essays. I'm sure this semester I'll learn much, and I'll do my best. So 'Carpe Diem', let's seize the day!